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Aug 08, 2010 19:19 |  #1

Hi all.. New into strobe work.. other than I have had one for family get togethers etc for some time.. I am now looking at stretching into strobe work.. some cars and maybe some portrait work..

Any recommendations for Light Stands Cold shoes, umbrellas,.. etc...

Thanks in advance..

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Body: Canon 7d - gripped | Canon Xsi - gripped |
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Aug 09, 2010 09:22 |  #3

Checkout strobist.com

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Aug 09, 2010 14:10 |  #4

007 wrote in post #10684406 (external link)
Hi all.. New into strobe work.. other than I have had one for family get togethers etc for some time.. I am now looking at stretching into strobe work.. some cars and maybe some portrait work..

Any recommendations for Light Stands Cold shoes, umbrellas,.. etc...

Thanks in advance..

Flashzebra.com sells reasonably priced stuff.

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Aug 09, 2010 15:00 |  #5

I have ->THIS (external link)<- kit. I changed out the cold shoe right away for this:

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